By Reviewzade
On Sept. 13, 2001, when the Queen ordered the Coldstream Guards’ band to perform “The Star Spangled Banner” outside London’s Buckingham Palace during the Changing of the Guard ceremony.
On Sept. 14, she ordered a service of remembrance to be held at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral, which she attended. Fittingly, the American national anthem was played during the tribute.
Although the Queen reportedly never sang the British national anthem, “God Save the Queen,” it was noted that she sang along to “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Just last year on the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Center bombings that claimed nearly 3,000 lives, the Coldstream Guard once again performed “The Star Spangled Banner.”
In light of both events, her words she penned in a letter to the American people in 2001 becomes even more touching today: “Grief is the price we pay for love.”